Gentle Hand - Doula & Family Services

06/08/2026

Postpartum Hills I’ll die on 🤍

* New moms should be mothered too.
* Visitors should bring food, not expectations.
* Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honour.
* Breastfeeding support changes everything.
* A healing mom should not be hosting people.
* Dads need support too.
* You cannot spoil a newborn.
* The dishes can wait.
* Postpartum rest matters.
* “Bounce back” culture is harmful.
* A warm meal and a clean kitchen can feel life changing postpartum.
* Asking for help is healthy.
* Babies belong in arms.
* Birth may end in a day or two…postpartum lasts much longer.
* Mothers deserve community, not isolation.
* Hormones, tears, rage, and overwhelm deserve compassion, not judgment.
* Healing takes time.
* The way a woman is cared for postpartum matters for years.

06/02/2026

Early Labour is tricky! You are sooo ready to have a baby! 😅
The contractions start, and suddenly everyone is trying to “make labour happen”: walking for miles, bouncing on the ball for hours, doing every labour trick on the internet, and exhausting themselves before labour has even really begun.

Instead?

Go on a date.
Watch a movie.
Laugh.
Eat a good meal.
Take a nap.
Get a rebozo session.
See your chiropractor or acupuncturist.
And yes… have some fun with your baby daddy. 😉

Labour hormones thrive when you feel safe, loved, relaxed, and connected. Save your energy for active labour.

Deny labour until you cannot deny it. That’s one of the best pieces of birth advice you’ll ever receive. 🤍

05/26/2026

love my job deeply. Supporting women and families during one of the most vulnerable and transformative moments of their lives is an honour I will never take lightly. But being a doula also means living in a constant state of “on call.” Sleepless nights, adrenaline rushes, emotional investment, long labours, and constantly carrying the emotional weight of others can slowly take a toll on the body and mind.

Living with high levels of cortisol for long periods of time is not easy on the nervous system. And if I’m honest, learning how to stop, step away, rest, and truly leave work behind has been one of the hardest lessons for me.

Turning off my phone at night. Saying no sometimes. Taking vacations. Resting without guilt. Allowing my mind and body to recover. These are things I’m still learning.

But I’m realizing that rest does not make me less dedicated to my clients. It actually makes me a better birth worker. A more present doula. A healthier woman. A better wife and mother. A better support person for the families that trust me during such sacred moments. I’m almost back. Recharged. Rested. Refocused. Ready to love on you, support you, hold space for you, and serve your families with a full heart again. 💗💗💗💗

05/12/2026

The moment you hold your baby in your arms and the world goes silent.

Your brain is still trying to catch up. You feel their warm, wet skin on your chest, and for a moment you’re still in denial. Still shocked that you did it. Still shocked that it’s over.

And then, slowly, you come back to yourself. You look down at your baby, really seeing them for the first time, and the tears start to fall.

You meet your baby, and somehow, in that sacred little moment, everything in the world makes sense. 💗 one of my favourite pictures that I snapped at a birth 💗

05/07/2026

One of my favourite tools to use during pregnancy and labour. ✨

05/05/2026

Today we celebrate International Day of the Midwife 🤍

So grateful for the incredible midwives in our community, your care, advocacy, and heart change lives every single day. I have the privilege of working alongside you supporting families, and it fills my heart with so much joy to witness women being respected, heard, and deeply loved during such a vulnerable time. Thank you for all you do!

We are blessed to have you… but we need more of you.
More funding. More support. More access for families. When we invest in midwives, we invest in better births and stronger families. 💗

05/02/2026

15 births. Countless life-changing moments!! ⭐️

This quarter looked like:
✨ 15 families supported
✨ 15 babies welcomed (10 boys, 5 girls)
✨ 4 home births + 11 hospital births
✨ 10 midwife-supported + 5 doctor-supported

But behind the numbers…there were tears, strength, surrender, and transformation.

Thank you for trusting me in such sacred seasons 🤍 Can’t wait to continue to serve my families! 💗

04/30/2026